Peter Frampton

Last November, some of the biggest names in music came together in Atlanta to perform some of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s biggest hits. The performances were recorded and will be sold as a two CD/DVD set entitled, Lynyrd […]

The 70’s guitar legend started by asking fans in Carmel, Indiana to not take video or use their flash. Then he allegedly made a direct plea with a couple that stood near the stage who disregarded his requests.

On Minimation, we comb through the archives of legendary New York radio station WNEW-FM and animate interviews with legendary rock artists. This installment is taken from a 1992 interview with Peter Frampton, but he discussed a rather embarrassing wardrobe malfunction from his 1976 tour, during the height of his fame. This was animated for Radio.com by Jakob Strunk of Strunk Cartoons.

Tuesday (November 27) marks 70 years since the birth of Jimi Hendrix, the man who changed electric guitar and rock’n’roll forever. For the past few weeks, CBS Local has discussed the man’s impact with musicians who came after him, his peers, and even one of his main inspirations. Everyone felt his influence, whether it was on their guitar playing, or their singing. Some even found a new direction for their life thanks to Jimi.

“Hendrix playing wasn’t ugly, but it was more ballsy. A little out-of-tune, but it was full of passion. I think it’s his passion that I love most of all. I’ve got everything that he’s done. ‘Are You Experienced?’ just blew me away.”

The concert saw Frampton playing one set revisiting the entire Frampton Comes Alive! LP, and another covering the rest of his career, from his former band Humble Pie’s cover of Ray Charles’ “I Don’t Need No Doctor” to his recent Grammy-winning solo take on Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun.”